Wild Magic
by Tamora Pierce
★ Top 25 book of 1992 · #11 on Best Books of 1992
Daine has a gift with horses, and it soon proves to be real magic, since animals understand and heed her words. Before she can embrace her powers, she must first learn to trust other people.
Best for: Young fantasy readers who love animals and stories of discovering hidden magical talent
Wild Magic is #11 on BookWard's Best Books of 1992, out of 43 1992 books that cleared our data bar.
What Wild Magic is about
Daine is thirteen, and she can talk to animals. After her family was murdered, she lost her mind for a time and ran with a pack of wolves, and it was her pony, Cloud, who helped her find her way back to herself. Now she is wary of people, but she takes a job helping Onua, a horse handler for the Queen's Riders, bring ponies to the capital of Tortall.
The journey turns dangerous when creatures called Immortals, long thought to be locked away, attack. Along the way Daine rescues a hawk who proves to be Numair Salmalin, the realm's most powerful mage, and he becomes her teacher. As she settles in Corus, makes friends, and learns to heal animals, she must decide whether she can trust people again. This is the first of four Immortals books, warm and adventurous, and a good fit for young readers who love animals.
Wild Magic on the Best Books of 1992
Wild Magic came out in 1992. Of the 43 books first published in 1992 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #11 on our Best Books of 1992 list.
Why it made the list: 237 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.6 out of 5 (26 ratings). The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 1992 list
- Gerald's Game Stephen King, #9
- A Fire Upon the Deep Vernor Vinge, #10
- Monster Blood Robert Lawrence Stine, #12
- Breaking Point Emma Darcy, #13
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 176 want to read it, 9 are reading it now and 52 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.6 out of 5 from 26 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 56 | 55% |
| Reader love | 98 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 44 | 20% |
Questions about Wild Magic
When was Wild Magic published?
Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce was first published in 1992.
Was Wild Magic one of the best books of 1992?
Wild Magic is #11 on BookWard's Best Books of 1992, out of 43 1992 books that cleared our data bar. 237 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.6 out of 5 (26 ratings).
Why is Wild Magic on the Best Books of 1992 list?
237 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.6 out of 5 (26 ratings).
More of the best books of 1992
- Welcome to Dead House Robert Lawrence Stine, #1
- The Secret History Donna Tartt, #2
- The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes Bill Watterson, #3
- Snow Crash Neal Stephenson, #4
- The Shadow Rising Robert Jordan, #5
- The Artist's Way Julia Cameron, #6
See the full Best Books of 1992, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
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